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Hep C Treatment Is Scarce Behind Bars—And Jeopardized Upon Release

In April 2010, Sean tested positive for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center. Aged 37, he…

April 18, 2019

DEA’s “Innovative” Strategy in New Orleans Encourages Ever-Harsher Prosecutions

On April 16, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) launched its latest punishment-driven, treatment-inflected response to the opioid-involved overdose crisis in…

April 17, 2019

My Life in Two Parts of Texas Illustrates Our One War on Drugs

I grew up from the late ‘90s until the end of 2016 in a tiny town called Mission, Texas (above),…

April 17, 2019

Don’t Overlook the Local Judges Who Stand in the Way of Decarceration

Surprising as it may sound, within the federal criminal justice system, judges tend to be the good guys—at least compared…

April 17, 2019

Indivior Case: Don’t Throw Out the Buprenorphine With the Bathwater

In the lucrative but hit-and-miss opioid use disorder treatment field, buprenorphine is one medication that has demonstrated outstanding efficacy.  It’s…

April 16, 2019

The Justice Gap: Trump Budget Attack on Legal Aid Orgs Targets Drug Users, HIV-Positive People

Many of the policies peddled by the Trump administration sound like a broken record. A case in point is its…

April 16, 2019

US Buprenorphine Prices: A Complete List

To accompany Alison Knopf's April 16 article about buprenorphine in light of federal charges against Suboxone manufacturer Indivior, Filter obtained…

April 16, 2019

Newsflash: There Are Drugs at Coachella—Let’s Help People Use Them Safely

Coachella, the giant annual music and arts festival in California’s Colorado Desert, began April 12 and ends nine days later.…

April 15, 2019

In Approaching Nicotine, Let’s Learn From Past Harm Reduction Victories

Alternative nicotine products—including e-cigarettes, lower-risk tobacco alternatives like snus, and heat-not-burn devices—have fallen under disproportionate levels of scrutiny all over…

April 15, 2019

Our Irrational Cruelty to Pregnant or Parenting People Who Use Drugs

Keri, now 35 and studying to become an addiction treatment counselor in Illinois, learned she was pregnant in 2016. In…

April 13, 2019